ARS (wrestling tournament)
| ARS | |
|---|---|
| Promotion(s) | Arsion |
| First event | ARS '98 |
| Last event | ARS 2002 |
ARS was a joshi puroresu (women's professional wrestling) single elimination tournament that was promoted by Arsion. It was typically held at the end of April or the beginning of May each year, from 1998 to 2002, before the promotion folded in 2003.[1] Its name likely stems from its promotion's.
ARS '98[edit]
The ARS '98 Tournament was held on May 5, 1998. It featured eight competitors and was won by Candy Okutsu, who defeated Reggie Bennett in the final[1][2][3]
- ARS Tournament 1998
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Candy Okutsu | W | |||||||||||||
| Yumi Fukawa | ||||||||||||||
| Candy Okutsu | W | |||||||||||||
| Rie Tamada | ||||||||||||||
| Rie Tamada | W | |||||||||||||
| Michiko Omukai | ||||||||||||||
| Candy Okutsu | W | |||||||||||||
| Reggie Bennett | ||||||||||||||
| Mariko Yoshida | W | |||||||||||||
| Mikiko Futagami | ||||||||||||||
| Mariko Yoshida | W | |||||||||||||
| Reggie Bennett | ||||||||||||||
| Aja Kong | ||||||||||||||
| Reggie Bennett | W | |||||||||||||
ARS '99[edit]
The ARS '99 Tournament was held on May 4, 1999 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. It featured eight competitors and was won by Michiko Omukai, who defeated Hiromi Yagi in the final. Defending ARS '98 Champion Candy Okutsu was defeated by Michiko Omukai in the semifinals.[1][4][5]
- ARS Tournament 1999
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Hiromi Yagi | W | |||||||||||||
| Rie Tamada | ||||||||||||||
| Hiromi Yagi | W | |||||||||||||
| Mariko Yoshida | ||||||||||||||
| Mariko Yoshida | W | |||||||||||||
| Yumi Fukawa | ||||||||||||||
| Hiromi Yagi | ||||||||||||||
| Michiko Omukai | W | |||||||||||||
| Michiko Omukai | W | |||||||||||||
| Mikiko Futagami | ||||||||||||||
| Michiko Omukai | W | |||||||||||||
| Candy Okutsu | ||||||||||||||
| Aja Kong | ||||||||||||||
| Candy Okutsu | W | |||||||||||||
ARS 2000[edit]
The ARS 2000 Tournament was held on May 7, 2000. For the first time, the tournament featured ten competitors with defending ARS '99 tournament champion Michiko Omukai and Aja Kong receiving first round byes. Both Omukai and Kong made it to the final, with Kong winning.[1][6]
- ARS Tournament 2000
| Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michiko Omukai | W | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Yumi Fukawa | W | Yumi Fukawa | ||||||||||||||||
| Michiko Omukai | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Rie Tamada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Etsuko Mita | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Xóchitl Hamada | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Etsuko Mita | W | |||||||||||||||||
| Michiko Omukai | |||||||||||||||||||
| Aja Kong | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mariko Yoshida | W | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mima Shimoda | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mariko Yoshida | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | GAMI | W | |||||||||||||||||
| Aja Kong | W | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Bionic J | 2 | GAMI | ||||||||||||||||
| Aja Kong | W | ||||||||||||||||||
ARS 2001[edit]
The ARS 2001 Tournament was held on April 30, 2001. It reverted to an eight-woman tournament from the 2000 version which had 10 competitors. Michiko Omukai won the tournament, her second ARS Tournament victory, by defeating GAMI in the final.[1][7]
- ARS Tournament 2001
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| GAMI | W | |||||||||||||
| Rie Tamada | ||||||||||||||
| GAMI | W | |||||||||||||
| Ayako Hamada | ||||||||||||||
| Ayako Hamada | W | |||||||||||||
| Hiromi Yagi | ||||||||||||||
| GAMI | ||||||||||||||
| Michiko Omukai | W | |||||||||||||
| Ai Fujita | W | |||||||||||||
| Reina Takase | ||||||||||||||
| Michiko Omukai | W | |||||||||||||
| Bionic J | ||||||||||||||
| Bionic J | ||||||||||||||
| Reina Takase | W | |||||||||||||
ARS 2002[edit]
The ARS 2002 Tournament took place on April 29, 2002. This was the final edition, an eight-woman single elimination tournament. Lioness Asuka won by defeating Rie Tamada in the final.[1][8]
- ARS Tournament 2002
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Lioness Asuka | W | |||||||||||||
| Gami | ||||||||||||||
| Lioness Asuka | W | |||||||||||||
| noki-A | ||||||||||||||
| noki-A | W | |||||||||||||
| Mariko Yoshida | ||||||||||||||
| Lioness Asuka | W | |||||||||||||
| Rie Tamada | ||||||||||||||
| Ai Fujita | W | |||||||||||||
| Reina Takase | ||||||||||||||
| Ai Fujita | ||||||||||||||
| Rie Tamada | W | |||||||||||||
| Mari Apache | ||||||||||||||
| Rie Tamada | W | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "ARS Tournaments". prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ↑ "ARSION ARS '98". Cagematch.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (May 18, 1998). "May 18, 1998 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: BISCHOFF CHALLENGES MCMAHON TO A FIGHT, TONS MORE". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved June 26, 2019. (subscription required)
- ↑ "ARSION ARS '99". Cagematch.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (May 10, 1999). "May 10, 1999 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: FANS CELEBRATE LIFE OF GIANT BABA AT TOKYO DOME, PRIDE 5 RECAP, MORE". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved June 26, 2019. (subscription required)
- ↑ "ARSION ARS 2000". Cagematch.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ↑ "ARSION @ Tokyo". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ↑ "ARSION @ Tokyo". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
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